Mikel Arteta gestures all the way through Arsenal vs Carrying Lisbon (Photograph through Mike Hewitt/Getty Pictures)
Former Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre has urged Manchester Town have the threshold within the Premier League name race these days.
The Frenchman, who received 4 Premier League titles all the way through his time at Manchester United, and who additionally spent two seasons at Arsenal, admits he’d slightly be within the Guy Town dressing room at this time.
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Arsenal misplaced at house to Bournemouth closing weekend and simplest scraped via to the Champions League semi-finals with a 1-0 mixture victory over Carrying Lisbon.
It kind of feels transparent that Town are in higher shape, so it’s most likely now not too unexpected to peer Silvestre sensing that the force is now at the Gunners forward in their showdown on the Etihad Stadium this weekend.
Ex-Gunner on Arsenal vs Town name race
“This weekend was a big twist in the title race, for sure. I didn’t expect Arsenal to lose, and then for Man City to go and win so convincingly… I wouldn’t say it’s wide-open again but City are definitely back in the frame,” Silvestre advised Ladbrokes on the release of Ladisfaction.
“I think I’d rather be in City’s dressing room right now, over Arsenal’s, as a player. You’d rather be chasing, because all of the pressure is on Arsenal right now, and if you, as City can just keep doing what you’re doing, and blocking out the noise, you might end up on top. City have gained a massive advantage this weekend, but Arsenal are still in a position where it’s theirs to lose.”
Arsenal lately misplaced to Town within the Carabao Cup ultimate, and so they don’t have a excellent file on the Etihad Stadium, having did not win there since all of the long ago in 2015.
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Doubts over Mikel Arteta’s long term?
Silvestre added that those following few video games may outline Mikel Arteta’s long term at Arsenal, suggesting the Spanish tactician can have a call to make quickly.
“I don’t think you can judge Mikel purely on this season, because he’s been with the club for six years now, and he’s got them to a position where they’re competing for trophies again,” the Frenchman stated.
“You know, they’re still in the Champions League and in the race for the title, so we will have to wait and see what happens in both of those competitions. His, and Arsenal’s season, will be defined in the next few weeks, and from there Mikel will make his own decision on what happens next.”
